Where does “distih” come from?

distih (Romanian) comes from French distique, from Latin distichon, from Ancient Greek δίστιχον, from Ancient Greek δί-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

distih (Romanian): distich

Definitions

  1. distich

Ancestry of “distih”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdistiquedistichous; having two rows of facets around each...
2Latindistichoncouplet, distich
3Ancient Greekδίστιχον
4Ancient Greekδί-Twice, double
5Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwísEvery word from Ancient Greek διά